ADIDAS WORKS WITH THOUSANDS OF RUNNERS TO CREATE THE REVOLUTIONARY ADIDAS ULTRABOOST 19 – A NEW SHOE FOR A NEW SPORT

adidas
designers and product developers worked with thousands of runners from around
the world to create the new silhouette, in what was its most ambitious
collaboration project ever.

The
overwhelming feedback from runners was that running is changing, becoming
younger and more democratic. With the emergence of city running clubs and fun
runs, running is now a sociable sport rather than just something people do on
their own.

Runners made it clear they wanted a simpler product with fewer pieces but equally high performance. To reflect that, the original adidas Ultraboost was deconstructed and reconstructed from 17 pieces to focus on four key components – Optimized BOOST, Torsion Spring, Primeknit 360 and 3D Heel Frame.

Optimized BOOST – with 20% more
BOOST in the midsole compared to the first-generation adidas Ultraboost, this
updated technology brings even more energy return

Torsion Spring – a lightweight
construction for enhanced support on landing and asnappy transition to propel
runners forward

Primeknit 360 – feels like a second skin, combining pure
comfort with lightweightperformance

Sam Handy, Vice President Design, adidas Running, said:“In creating the adidasUltraboost 19, we tore up the rule book. We challenged the status quo of what a running shoe should be and how it should be created. We enlisted runners from all over our network to be a part of this process, with one goal in mind – to create the most responsive, performance-driven version of the adidas Ultraboost possible. On this journey, we literally tore apart the old model and discovered new testing, manufacturing and coloring methods to really challenge ourselves to reach our ambition.”

To
celebrate the new silhouette, adidas Running is launching a new marketing
campaign called Recode Running. The
blockbuster campaign champions the culture and creativity of ‘newrunning’ and
its power to transform.

The
adidas Ultraboost 19 will launch in Core Brown colorway in India on February
21, 2019 followed by 8 dynamic colorways in March 2019 across select retail
stores in the country.